River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-06

Frederick Spealth, 80 years old, a
halter residing at 60 Carlton street, New
York city, shot and killed his wife, jose
phine. at O'Clock Sunday evening and
afterwards dangerously wounded himself
with the same revolver.
Bishop Potter died at New York
city, Jan. ?, of pneumonia aged 81 years.
He began his rectorship at Albany in 1888,
and for the last - years had been Bishop
OF the Protestant Episcopal diocese of New
York.
W. L. Hornaday of the national mu-
scum at Washington. who has been collect
ing specimens in Montana, reports the visi-
bic supply of buffalo at sixty in the Yellow
stone divide and one hundred in Texas.
William skinner, proprietor of an
extensive oil refinery at Norristown, Penn,
made an assignment Jan. 3. Liabilities,
$1,000: assets, unknown, but it is thought
they are far below the indebtedness,
Gen. n. W. Loring, Pasha, formerly
of the United States army. and later the
commander of Loring's corps in the
Egyptian army. died of pneumonia at the
st Denis Hotel, y Y, Friday.
Commissioner Coleman, Of the de-
parture Of agriculture, berates the Govern
or of Illinois for allowing the rules of the
department, relative TO the treatment of IN
fected cattle, 70 be violated.
At Boston, Mass, sadie Bigelow and
Lizzie Hart, aged respectively eighteen and
nineteen years, quarreled with two young
men, and afterwgrd took ''Bough on Rats.
Both died in horrible agony.
AT New York City a beautiful It9l-
ian girl slipped from an icy side walk and
fell on the track Of the elevated Z. H.. and
was run over 10y train, being cruelty
crushed Ia death.
In the trial Of Hamilton and other
strikers at Wyandotts, Kan. for train
wrecking. one OF the accused made clean
breast of it, detailing the circumstance of
the crime.
In 1856 the Saginaw river mill man
ufactured 79S, SD, 600 feet oflumber; 227 ,403,-
90 shingles: IOO.oOOOOO pieces of lath. and
have no's Va hand 3l5.o0,ODO feet Of lumber
Abram s Hewitt's last act rs a mem
Der Of congress was to revise his customs
administration hill TO incorporate all Of
Secretary Nanning's latest suggestions.
4 jury in Chicago acquitted stephen
Collins, Pinkerton special at the stock
yards. Of The charge Of numbering Arthur
Wishtman during the recent strike.
The stock and building Of the Crown
Vinegar & Preserving Company Of st.
Louie, Eere DANA ged by fire January l, to
the extent of Sl3 900: fully Insured
The postof'lce department is about to
arrange with the postal authorities of Cuba
! for an improvement in the method Of ex-
changing registered mail matter.
| The President is steadily improving
in health. He has not resumed his Office
work, however, as his physicians advise him
to secure as much rest as possible.
The murderer of Miss Lizzie Tur-
lington has been caught in Canada. Gov.
scale. of North Carolina. issued a reward
/ Of 81 900 fof the capture of Bingham
Ashbell II. Barney. well known as
one Of the early founders of the express
business Of this country, died at New York
from an affection Of the heart.
A. Z. i. Sparrow, from London,
sunk $4,000 in a bogus cattle company at
! Las Vegas, and killed himself because he
had no means Of support
Rev. ii. II. Barbour, Of Newark, \.
j., has sued for divorce. He claims his
wife has been unduly intimate with mem
Der of his church.
The bodies of the firemen, johnson
/ and Gibson, whose lives We're lost in the
Temple Theater fire at Philadelphia, have
/ been recovered.
1t is not believed that Fotheringham
the messenger arrested for completely in
/ the express robbery, will be held in Jail
much longer
/ The California legislature convened
I Jan. 3, but failed to organize. This defers
( balloting for United States senator until
+ Jan. 10
Jacob Castelberg. jeweler OF Balti-
more has assigned. Assets $4,000; iabil-
j tics $4,000. He expects to be able to re-
sumo.
Mayor Hewitt has notified the New
York board of alderman that he will inves-
/ tigate all abuses and reform where neces-
sary.
Another effort Is to be made to have
the coal operators and miners Of the United
/ States adopt general scale of wages and
prices.
Springer will try and pass bill pro-
/ viding fer the admission of Dakota, Mon
Z tana, New Mexico and Washington terrific
/ ry.
The Adams Express robber- will
probably plead guilty and receive sentence
without trial. There is only Sl2,GO0 missing.
The Dolores Land and Cattle Com
| panv Of Texas. made an assignment Jan. l.
with s540OO0 assets and $4,000 liabilities.
Most of the Baltimore glassblowers,
who struck several days ago, returned
to work on the terms of the employers.
Nine of the principal business houses
burned at Knightsville, Ind, Sunday morn
ing. Loss s250DO; insurance, $4,000.
I5-year old daughter of a Cumber-
I land. Ind. merchant fell down stairs with a
/ lighted lamp and was burned to death.
BY the derailing of Fort Wayne
lTAln near tpiif A1tti@s Af''iiAt'' 90
persons were painfully injured.
There was an accident on the Metro
politan branch of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad. No one was killed.
Mrs. Hcndrickson, wife Of Middle
town, O., policeman, accidentally shot and
killed her 5-year-old daughter.
New Orleans and vicinity is excited
by the murder of an old lady by a tramp
who wanted her money.
II is stated that the Rev. DIR Nc
| Glynn, of New York. has been indefinitely
suspended by the Pope
A New York tobacco firm has been
swindled ont of large amount by default
/ ing boOkkeepeE.
The tobacco sales in Iynchburg,
Va, for the quarter ending Jan. /, 1851,
amounted to sl.l6s030.
The Boston Evening Record has
opened popular subscription for the Mrs
( Logan fund.
There has been almost remarkable
development in the iron industry Of the
South.
Harvard College receives 100000
from the viii of John A. Williams, Of Bos-